All,
I already picked the brains @ APUG, so I will tap into your craniums here too . Im going to make an achromatic lens to try some portrait work with. I found a lens from surplus shed (FL=235mm, dia=60mm), and designed a housing for it. Working off of information from Alan Greene's 'Primitive Photography', this lens should have lots of coverage on the 4x5 format. I also followed his recommendations for the location of the aperture.
One issue that I do have, is that I need to make sure Im 'doing the right thing' here for the look I want. Just to clarify (see the end of the APUG thread), an achromatic doublet will give me the soft focus look, right ?
However, this is where Im stuck. Im not sure if Im going to go with a rotary wheel aperture, or the thimble caps sort of like what the Imagon has. I suppose waterhouse stops are an option too, but I see these as the least desirable.
I attached two basic drawings of the design, I appreciate any comments you may have.
FYI - The APUG discussion can be found here:
http://www.apug.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30154
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